Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, State Senator Martin Golden and State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate President Dr. John C. LaRosa announced on May 20, the start of development of BioBAT, a 486,000-square-foot center for commercial bioscience at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. The design of BioBAT – a partnership between New York City and SUNY Downstate Medical Center – is now underway, and construction on the first 56,000 square feet of space will begin this year with completion expected in 2011. The project will create more than 1,000 permanent jobs. Mayor Bloomberg was joined at the announcement, held at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Council Member Sara M. Gonzalez, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President Seth W. Pinsky, BioBAT President Dr. Eva Cramer and International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Senior Vice President Lisa Beyer.

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